The first two recipients
of the John and Lola Ross Award in the Science and Culture of
Medicine are Ann Lockhart and Mary Richards Moya, who received
the award at the UCSD School of Medicine graduation ceremony on
June 4. Each received a check in the amount of $2,000.
John Ross, Jr., M.D.,
came to UCSD in 1968 as Head of the Cardiovascular Division and
taught the first class at the medical school. He remained in that
position for 23 years teaching, doing research and practicing
medicine. Ross has always had a love for research and is known
for his work in heart failure and coronary heart disease, with
over 500 publications. He continues to expand his knowledge by
investigating areas of molecular medicine, including gene transfer.
While at UCSD, Ross
met and married his wife, Lola, who was teaching on the general
campus and in the School of Medicine. She continues to teach on
both campuses, with courses in medical anthropology and she co-coordinates
the Introduction to Health Care Systems course for medical students.
Lola Romanucci-Ross
(her published name) also has a love of research and has done
fieldwork in Mexico, Italy, the South Pacific and with Native
Americans and has collaborated with Eric Fromm and Margaret Mead.
She has written seven books and 55 articles, and is presently
working on a book on scientific evidence in the courtroom.
John
Ross, Jr., M.D. Research Professor of Medicine and Lola
Ross, Ph.D., Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine
and Associated Faculty in the Department of Anthropology at UCSD
have established an award to recognize two graduating medical students
for their successes in both scholarly activities and meaningful
academic interest and activities in the cultural aspects of medical
practice and research.
